Second+Grade+Social+Studies

Second Grade Social Studies Links
General Social Studies Links for Everyone more social studies links for all grade levels [|American Centuries History Activities] fun activities about American history [|Second Grade Social Studies Jeopardy] review SOLs

China
[|Ancient China for Kids] kid friendly information on Ancient China [|Chinese Fables] Chinese fables to read online [|Go Places: China] Time for Kids

Communities
[|Build Your Own Neighborhood] drag items onto screen to build your own neighborhood

Economics
[|Econopolis] for kids to learn about economics [|Explore Money] from British Museum [|H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web Site] Learn about the history of coins [|Lemonade Stand] make as much money as you can with this virtual lemonade stand

Egypt
[|Ancient Egypt]British Museum [|Ancient Egypt for Kids] learn about the daily life, government, history and more [|Ancient Egypt Thinkquest] puzzles and information about Ancient Egypt [|Clickable Mummy] see the wrappings and read interesting facts about mummies [|Color Me Egypt] tour Egypt for kids [|Guardian's Egypt] take a cyberjourney through Ancient Egypt [|Guardian's Sphinx]learn about the Great Sphinx [|Make Your Own Cartouche] enter your name and make your own cartouche [|Pyramids and Temples of Egypt] see reconstructions of the way the pyramids may have looked when first built [|Pyramids—The Inside Story] follow a team as they reconstruct how the pyramids were built [|The Ancient Egypt Site] interactive book about the culture of Egypt [|Tour an Egyptian Pyramid] a virtual tour of a pyramid [|Tut Exhibit Virtual Museum] scroll down to see links to the Tut collection [|Wild Egypt - An Online Safari]animals of Egypt

Famous Americans
[|Abraham Lincoln for Primary Children] pictures and information about Lincoln [|Braille] type a message in Braille [|George Washington VoiceThread] learn about the many ways we remember George Washington today [|George Washington's Mount Vernon]Virtual Mansion Tour [|Helen Keller Kids Museum] learn about the life of Helen Keller [|Lincoln Home Photo Tour] pictures of the rooms on Lincoln's house [|Pocahontas]learn about Pocahontas and play a game

Government
[|Ben's Guide to U.S. Government: Grades K-2] coloring books, puzzles, and games [|Flag Picture Gallery] the American flags throughout history [|Liberty Bell] learn about the Liberty Bell [|Pictures of U.S. Cities and Landscapes] view famous sites in Washington, D.C. and other cities [|United States Jigsaw Puzzle] click and drag the states to their correct locations [|VA Kids]games and activities from the Department of Veterans Affairs [|Washington DC City Tourism] virtual tour of the National Mall [|Washington DC for Kids]games for the kids' capital [|White House Kids] history and tour of the White House for kids

Map Skills
[|Continent Assembler] jigsaw puzzles of each continent [|Continents and Oceans]drag and drop continents to their correct location [|EnchantedLearning Geography Activities] lots of map activities [|Geospy National Geographic Kids] continents game [|Map Games - Adventure Island] use map skills to travel around the island [|World Continents Quizzes] fun reviews of continents and oceans

Native Americans
[|Learn About Native Americans] click on a region of the U.S. map to learn more [|Native American Games] play matching and memory games to test your knowledge [|Native American Shelters] learn about the shelter used in different regions of the U.S. [|Native American ThinkQuest] learn about habitats, food, customs for several tribes Native American Tagxedo create a Tagxedo word cloud with Native American terms

Virginia
[|Virginia.gov] The Official Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page